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  • Social Psychology
  • Emotion Regulation

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  • Interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) is crucial for well-being.
  • Daily life characteristics of IER are not well understood.
  • Research is needed to clarify everyday IER behaviors in adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the characteristics of adults' everyday interpersonal emotion regulation (IER).
  • To understand who adults seek IER from, their goals, and the strategies used.
  • To explore gender and age differences in IER.

Main Methods:

  • A 2-week experience sampling study with 87 adults.
  • Participants completed five surveys daily about their IER.
  • Data collected on IER seeking, partner characteristics, goals, and strategies used.

Main Results:

  • Most adults engage in IER, typically seeking it from close others.
  • Emotion-oriented goals (e.g., empathy) were more common than problem-oriented goals (e.g., advice).
  • Sharing partners predominantly used supportive strategies (reappraisal, problem-solving, affection) over unsupportive ones.

Conclusions:

  • Interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) is a ubiquitous aspect of adult daily life.
  • Individuals seek emotional support and connection through IER.
  • IER involves a dynamic interplay of seeking and providing support, influenced by relationship closeness and goals.